Hi all,
I'm thinking about whether or not to root my phone and get ICS. Having answers to these two questions would really help me make my decision:
1. My phone is an unlocked G-Note i717 from the Bell network. I'm currently using it on Fido. Is there any way for me to get the 'official' ICS update? For example, will the update get pushed to my phone even if I'm not with the original carrier?
2. Which ICS custom ROMs have the S Pen (and S memo) fully working?
Looking forward to your 2 cents. Thanks very much!
I am not a developer but here is my opinion based on years of rooting and flashing roms on android devices:
1. As long as you are running stock Bell firmware and stock recovery, you should still get the official OTA from Bell, even if it's unlocked and running on Fido. You will lose root, though. Or you can wait for a dev to post a rooted stock ROM.
2. Presumably all ICS ROMs that are posted after the official build is released will support s-pen apps, unless the dev makes a conscious choice to not include them.
Hope this helps. Like I said, I'm not a developer by any means, just an experienced user.
I would say, go ahead and root and play around with some ICS roms in the meantime. You can always go back to stock. Just make sure you read, read, read to avoid any problems. The members of this forum provide alot of great guidance.
I got a question for you, I bought my note at Rogers and I'm on Fido. I didn't had to unlock the phone, is the Canadian Note sim-unlocked by default or it is just because I bought it from the same company?
Oh and also, don't worry about getting the ICS update, usualy there's a rom running on the new leaks that appears in the next day right after the official update.
Also, I tried DaGr8 Hybrid ROM on ICS and The Official ROM, both have a fully working s-pen and can be a daily rom.
Because Fido uses the rogers network. Its not unlocked.
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adv1sory said:
Because Fido uses the rogers network. Its not unlocked.
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Wanna know something funny? I had a Nokia 2720 sim-locked on Fido that wouldn't reconize a Rogers sim-card. I can tell you that I've been very happy when the Note just worked on first boot with my fido sim card.
Now I'm waiting for LTE :/
jt15 said:
Hi all,
I'm thinking about whether or not to root my phone and get ICS. Having answers to these two questions would really help me make my decision:
1. My phone is an unlocked G-Note i717 from the Bell network. I'm currently using it on Fido. Is there any way for me to get the 'official' ICS update? For example, will the update get pushed to my phone even if I'm not with the original carrier?
2. Which ICS custom ROMs have the S Pen (and S memo) fully working?
Looking forward to your 2 cents. Thanks very much!
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1. Yes the update will get pushed to your phone irrespective of the carrier, as long as you haven't rooted it.
2. There hasn't been an official upgrade to ICS from Samsung for G-Note. However, there are wonderful ICS Custom ROMs that have been developed built on the chinese ICS that was leaked in April.
If you haven't had any experience with rooting and flashing of roms and kernels, and are apprehensive of doing so, I suggest you wait for some more time as an official upgrade is round the corner.
Nevertheless, if you are even moderately experienced, you can flash one of these ROMs. My personal favorite is the ICS Stunner by Team Passion (only for the International version)
They have listed wonderfully clear guides on how to carry out the process on the official threads. And you can always go back to the stock ROMs if required.
Hope this helps. Press Thank You if it does.
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tmcquake said:
I am not a developer but here is my opinion based on years of rooting and flashing roms on android devices:
1. As long as you are running stock Bell firmware and stock recovery, you should still get the official OTA from Bell, even if it's unlocked and running on Fido. You will lose root, though. Or you can wait for a dev to post a rooted stock ROM.
2. Presumably all ICS ROMs that are posted after the official build is released will support s-pen apps, unless the dev makes a conscious choice to not include them.
Hope this helps. Like I said, I'm not a developer by any means, just an experienced user.
I would say, go ahead and root and play around with some ICS roms in the meantime. You can always go back to stock. Just make sure you read, read, read to avoid any problems. The members of this forum provide alot of great guidance.
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Yes, @tmcquake is right.
However, the S-Pen features being a part of Samsung's propriety TouchWiz interface, you won't get the active-pen technology related features in these custom roms.
mark1s said:
Also, I tried DaGr8 Hybrid ROM on ICS and The Official ROM, both have a fully working s-pen and can be a daily rom.
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Oooooh, interesting... I was under the impression that the only ICS ROMs were for the N7000 and the AT&T I717 specifically, not the variant sold by Bell, TELUS or Rogers in Canada. So the Hybrid ICS will work on a TELUS SGH-I717D Note? I've rooted mine, but was going to wait patiently for the official ICS update from Samsung, but now I'm itching to try a third-party ROM...
The current roms are built on top of the touchwiz framework. Some run custom launchers, however they still keep s pen features due to them being coded into the most basic structures of the rom. When the official release comes the developers will ask Samsung for the source. After that devs can make "vanilla" versions of android. In these we will loose the s pen button functionality but it can still be used like your finger..
sent from me TouchPad. ICS of course.
taob said:
Oooooh, interesting... I was under the impression that the only ICS ROMs were for the N7000 and the AT&T I717 specifically, not the variant sold by Bell, TELUS or Rogers in Canada. So the Hybrid ICS will work on a TELUS SGH-I717D Note? I've rooted mine, but was going to wait patiently for the official ICS update from Samsung, but now I'm itching to try a third-party ROM...
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The leak is based on the i717 (AT&T) without any doubt but I'm running it on my i717R without any issue so it should be the same for the Telus Note.
As you saw a new leaks have been release today, give our good devs just a fews days and we'll be able to flash it via cmw instead of via odin.
And I'll tell you, once you taste ICS you won't wanna downgrade to Gingerbread so do it as soon as you can!
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And I'll tell you, once you taste ICS you won't wanna downgrade to Gingerbread so do it as soon as you can!
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I'm in no particular rush to reflash my Note, since it is pretty awesome as it is. I've had CM9 on my Touchpad since January, so I'm more interested in seeing how well an AOSP ROM will run. I am seeing some UI lag on the Note compared to CM9 on the Touchpad and CM7 on the Desire Z, and the Note should beat both of those. If I can also get ICS on the Note, even better.
taob said:
I'm in no particular rush to reflash my Note, since it is pretty awesome as it is. I've had CM9 on my Touchpad since January, so I'm more interested in seeing how well an AOSP ROM will run. I am seeing some UI lag on the Note compared to CM9 on the Touchpad and CM7 on the Desire Z, and the Note should beat both of those. If I can also get ICS on the Note, even better.
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Yes I had a GNex before the Note, no lag at all on the small 1.2 Gh/z then I bought the Note with the 1.5 Gh/h and noticed lot of lag with adw launcher. Now with ICS everything is just as smooth as the GNex. still need more tweaks hehe
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The leak is based on the i717 (AT&T) without any doubt but I'm running it on my i717R without any issue so it should be the same for the Telus Note.
As you saw a new leaks have been release today, give our good devs just a fews days and we'll be able to flash it via cmw instead of via odin.
And I'll tell you, once you taste ICS you won't wanna downgrade to Gingerbread so do it as soon as you can!
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how did you flash it on your i717R? I have the same as you and i've never been able to flash the leaked ics rom... I tought it was only for att.
Flash cmw via odin then download the rom in zip forma (ex : the Hybrid) then flash it via recovery mode. Follow the devs instructions before a flash!
Hi,
So two days ago I bought a razr, and It only took me 1 hour or 2 to softbrick it.
Anyway I can't do anything with it and so, I bought a new one.
(I'm selling the other one because I know with RSD Lite you can get it back on track but my win7 x86 hates RSD Lite and I don't want to mess up the phone even more).
So I'm very careful with the new one, and I was wondering, as it seemed unclear, what/which rom/kernel could I flash, that is (GB or ICS) stable and if possible, deodexed.
The phone is currently running 651.73.240.XT910.Rogers.en.CA , the android version is 2.3.5 , Baseband U_1C.76.03P , Ap flex version GAS_NA_SPYDERROGERS_P037 and A013.
In the about phone there is an update available for 651.167.3331 but I'm doing it atm because I don't want to go somewhere I would'nt be able to flash some roms or whatsoever !
So thanks in advance for your help,
Zyryck.
My first thought (and probably that of most others) is wait for ICS. Its literally a few days away. And as soon as its out, we will have custom roms by the bucket load. I am/was in the boat and currently running rooted stock 2.3.6 waiting patiently
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You mean stock ICS will be available in a few days ?
If yes then I'll of course wait
(I mean, I'll be able to update it through about phone with rogers firmware?)
There are rumours of 12 june for ICS. I'd wait till that comes and goes. If no sign of update then ask the question again
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MarkyG82 said:
There are rumours of 12 june for ICS. I'd wait till that comes and goes. If no sign of update then ask the question again
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Awkeye Thanks ! I updated to the last one available atm.
But I was wondering, am I safe to flash for exemple, the "Universal Adrenaline Shot" ?
i have amaze 4g and i like it so much ,, i am so far from using new techs so i didnt update my phone to ICS till now even it's available because many people said it's not stable and there is a lot of trouble with the new ICS (wifi,,,, ) and i am not into losing time and trying to fix trouble so i just didn't update my device and still using android 2 so my question : after many months from the released of ICS it is still a lot of trouble with it ?? is it stable now ??? plz anyone answer me because if there is a lot to do for fix the problems i prefer to stay on android 2 because everything working just great,,, so any advice plzzz
I haven't had any problems with my WiFi after the ICS OTA Update. I think what most people had problems with is flashing ICS ROMs and Kernels.
I think it was the leaks they were referring to.
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I haven't had any problems with my WiFi after the ICS OTA Update. I think what most people had problems with is flashing ICS ROMs and Kernels.
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tnx for reply what do u mean flashing and kermel ??
mtarabichi said:
tnx for reply what do u mean flashing and kermel ??
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Flashing = installing
Kernel = the brains of your phone
That's about as laymen as it gets. I know you're probably ok with what you have and all, but if you have an older android phone lying around or are getting ready for an upgrade, take a look at rooting and custom roms (os's). They will make your phone like a new device. A lot of people upgrade phones to get features already available for their phone if it's rooted.
sir what do u mean about the leak ??
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I think it was the leaks they were referring to.
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sir what do u mean about the leak ,, ?? didn't get your point ,, i am sorry
mdingbichi said:
sir what do u mean about the leak ,, ?? didn't get your point ,, i am sorry
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The update for ics was leaked before it was released over the air. There were a few issues with it because it wasn't the final release.
I got myself an xt910 yesterday and it came with the 2.3.6 version. So should I do the update from about phone section? Will the update take me to ics or jb? And is the update Im gonna be downloading a buggy one? Should I rather stay with my current gb one?
Thanks!
Note: Not planning to root anytime soon
berq219 said:
I got myself an xt910 yesterday and it came with the 2.3.6 version. So should I do the update from about phone section? Will the update take me to ics or jb? And is the update Im gonna be downloading a buggy one? Should I rather stay with my current gb one?
Thanks!
Note: Not planning to root anytime soon
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The update will give you ICS 4.0.4. Yes go ahead and update it, no bugs. You can root it using EternityProject EasyRootICS v1.5.
If you want the Jellybean leak... read about it here
It was leaked on the CDMA version, but a hack is included in the instructions to get the GSM band working. That is a choice you have to make, though most have reported a stable and good working JB. Though you need root to do this, so you might want to skip it.
Hope the new phone works good for you!
Sorry I haven't been on this site since the last OTA from Verizon. I was wondering if there have been any new updates since the 4.1.2 release or any mentioned that would be coming up. I never thought they would push anymore updates to the Razr (after ICS), but now we have Jelly Bean so I'm more optimistic.:good:
4.1.2 was the last update the Razr will see unfortunately.
TXKSSnapper said:
4.1.2 was the last update the Razr will see unfortunately.
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thank you sir